PIP MR query

Albus_Scope said:

Heya @Moonlady a MR would indeed be for both sections unfortunately.  But it will give you a chance to show how your husbands issues affect each of the descriptors for mobility. 

We're all about if you need help with any of it.

chiarieds said:

Hi again @Moonlady - in some ways this sounds quite encouraging as all 10 points were for the moving around section, & you still have the other mobility descriptor. As Albus says, another decision maker will look at everything again, which isn't always a bad thing. Speaking personally I was in a very similar situation with my initial decision letter having 10 points for each component. Following a MR I got 11 points for daily living & 12 for mobility (all for the moving around section). Like yourself I was perfectly happy with the daily living component, but got an extra point. So, I wouldn't say that your happy with the daily living component, just in case!

You should, as you've worked out, concentrate on the 'planning & following a journey' descriptor, & only need 4 points for this section to get enhanced mobility for your partner. You need to leave his physical problems out of this, as it's his mental health that's relevant here, such that he needs to be accompanied if going due to his anxiety. Now try to give a couple of examples as to what has happened when he has attempted to go out on his own, or how much prompting you need to give him (if appropriate) to go out if accompanied. You need to say exactly why he won't go out accompanied, what happens, when did this happen (thinking around the time of his assessment), & were there any consequences attempting to do this. How does going out exactly make him feel; how is he when he gets back home, does going out increase his stress, etc?

You can see the points for this descriptor here: https://pipinfo.net/activities/planning-and-following-journeys

Remember to say how often this occurs; does he only go out for appointments, or could he go out most days, if not, why? as PIP is how you are the majority of the time. Could he use public transport, if not, why? It's valid to say he has concerns about going out on his own in case of another heart attack.

chiarieds said:

You can use the form, or write a letter; I chose the latter, but either are absolutely fine. I'd write something along the lines of, 'I would like you to look at my PIP decision again.' Then you can just write about the planning a journey descriptor, unless you think his mobility needs also should be looked at again.

Do concentrate on his decision letter rather than the assessor's report.

If you do a letter remember to put his name & National Insurance number on each page, & get a free 'Certificate of Posting' from your Post Office when sending a form/letter off.

chiarieds said:

Thank you, & you're welcome. Hope you have a good weekend too, then onwards & upwards with your partner's MR....you are so close to hopefully getting enhanced mobility before he reaches State Pension age, so I'm so pleased you're going for this.

With the assessor's report, unless there are one or 2 irrefutable errors, you really need to just concentrate on his decision letter; I do wonder how many perceived 'inaccuracies' would be 'irrefutable?' You'll see perhaps 'cut & paste' responses, which may bear little relation to your partners problems with 'following & planning a journey,' but concentrating on these will not get him an enhanced mobility award, just give as detailed examples as you can as to the difficulties he faces.